Thug Life box office collection day 5: Kamal Haasan hits a slump, collects ₹40 crore

Thug Life box office collection day 5: It was released in theatres last week amid controversy over Kamal Haasan's comment that Kannada was born out of Tamil.

Thug Life box office collection day 5: The much-anticipated reunion of Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan in Thug Life has hit theatres, but the film's performance is falling short of expectations. Despite the hype surrounding their 38-year wait for a collaboration since Nayakan, the film starring Kamal, Silambarasan TR, and Trisha Krishnan has garnered mixed reviews. As per Sacnilk, Thug Life's box office collections took a significant hit on its first Monday, with the film managing to collect just over ₹40 crore. (Also read: Thug Life worldwide box office collection day 4: Kamal Haasan film yet to surpass Indian 2, crosses ₹70 crore)

Thug Life box office collection day 5: Thug Life is Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's first film in 38 years after Nayakan.

Thug Life box office update

On Monday, Thug Life collected ₹3.25 crore as per early estimates. It is the lowest single-day collection for the film so far. Thug Life opened on Thursday with ₹ 15.5 crore, and was unable to show further growth in the next few days. The total collection of the film now stands at ₹40.15 crore. Most of its earnings are in place because of the Tamil version of the film.

The report also states that Thug Life had 18.05% Tamil Occupancy on Monday.

About Thug Life

Thug Life revolves around the decades-long story of a feared mafia kingpin who seeks revenge after betrayal. The film also stars Silambarasan TR, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Abhirami, Joju George, Nassar, Ali Fazal and Rohit Saraf. The film was released in theatres last week amid controversy over Kamal Haasan's comment that Kannada was born out of Tamil. He refused to apologise, and the film was not released in Karnataka.

Later, Kamal wrote an open letter to the KFCC, where he said, "My words were intended only to convey that we are all one and from the same family and not to diminish Kannada in any way. There is no dispute or debate on the rich legacy of the Kannada language.”